America's wolves are facing a grave new threat.
Senators Baucus and Tester of Montana have introduced legislation that would circumvent our latest court victory by stripping wolves of their endangered species protection in both Montana and Idaho.

Friday December 3, 2010, 12:19 pm
Noted. Thank you, Simone. I had also received this alert directly from NRDC since I am an NRDC member. I called my senators' offices today to express strong opposition to the Baucus-Tester bill. I hope that all U.S. Care2 members flood their senators' offices with phone calls opposing the Baucus-Tester bill or any other bill that would remove wolves from the Endangered Species List. Care2 members should be sure to urge their senators to oppose any attempt to attach the Baucus-Tester bill to a spending bill. As the NRDC alert warns, "Do NOT assume that your senators will defend wolves because they are pro-wildlife or pro-environment. Many such senators will be under tremendous pressure to support this measure if it is attached to a spending bill."

We need to stand up for our wolves and the Endangered Species Act. Wealthy "welfare" ranchers and hunters in western states who want wolves eliminated exert undue influence over western legislators. If we don't protect our wolves now, they could be exterminated through state-orchestrated slaughter.